Soviet What is this Medal?

[Paul R]

This medal strongly resembles a mother's medal of some sort, yet I cannot find anything like it in any books...

What is it?

Thank you in advance.

Paul

[Paul R]

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[Guest Rick Research]

The ribbon and language I take to be Bulgarian and seems you are right!

Theodor can tell us

[Paul R]

I have never seen one of these... Are they desireable?

[JBFloyd]

Bulgarian Motherhood Order, second class.

There are more Bulgarian medals than Bulgarian medal collectors, but the Kingdom material is starting to pick up again. A lot of quality Bulgarian material seems to be going home again, rather like Imperial Russian.

[Paul R]

So would the time period of the piece be during the "Kingdom" time era? What years did this span?

Edited October 3, 2005 by Paul Reck

[JBFloyd]

It's from the Communist period (1946-1990). This one was established in 1950. you'll also see these on plain blue bow-mounts. It comes in three classes.

Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was selected to be Prince of Bulgaria in 1887. Ferdinand declared himself Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in 1909.

Jeff Floyd

[Paul R]

Thank you Rick and Jeff for your help on this. I have had this medal now for several years and had absolutely no clue as to what this was. I thought it was some early Soviet Mother's medal.

Thank you all again.

Paul

[Theodor]

I can only add, that the text says "For motherhood glory"

[Paul R]

I can only add, that the text says "For motherhood glory"

Thank you Theodore

[Ed_Haynes]

Yuri Yashnev's fine site lists this one, though he only shows the second variety.

http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Europe/Bulga...B/MatM/MatM.htm

[Paul R]

So the second type had the metallic ribbon?

Thank you Ed, for the link!